21 July, 2017

Two men set on fire in Venezuela by opposition protesters

Two men were reportedly burned alive in Venezuela as
violent right-wing protests seek to paralyze the country.

The Public Ministry of Venezuela announced Tuesday that
they are investigating the death of Hector Anuel who was "burnt
during a protest," in the eastern state of Anzoategui.

Anuel was killed in Lecherias, Puerto de la Cruz, in the
east of Venezuela.

According to reports, Anuel was trying to pass an
opposition road blockade on a motorcycle. He was riding on the back
as a passenger when hooded protesters threatened to burn both him and
the driver alive. The driver accelerated and Anuel fell off. The
opposition protesters then beat him and burned him to death.

The death of Anuel brings the total number of those who
killed in Venezuela, after violent protests broke out in April, to
96.

Another violent attack was captured on video in the
affluent Caracas neighborhood of Altamira, the focal point of most of
the opposition's violent protests over the last three months.

The video shows a man running through a Caracas metro
station after being set on fire by opposition protesters. It is
unclear what injuries the man sustained in the attack.

More unrest has also been reported tonight in several
parts of Caracas including this incident in Caricuao where opposition
protesters set fire to a corner store of a Chavista family.